Legion baseball: Sheboygan gears up for State Tournament

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10:19 PM,
Jul. 29, 2013

Sheboygan's Tyler Zietz (1) takes aim at a pitch from a Manitowoc pitcher during Day 1 of regional tournament action on Thursday at Wildwood Baseball Park. After wins over Manitowoc and De Pere, Sheboygan advanced to the State Tournament, which begins Wednesday.

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What was supposed to be the first meeting between the Sheboygan Legion baseball team and the Ash Port/Green Bay Shockers ended up being rained out. Now Sheboygan gets another crack at them.

On Wednesday Sheboygan will begin its State Tournament play at 10 a.m. as it takes on the Shockers, who Sheboygan coach Steve Goes described as the tournament favorite and a combination of the best players from the Bay Port and Ashwaubenon varsity baseball teams.

"We need to put the pressure on them defensively. We have to put the ball in play offensively. We have to try to keep them off balance," Goes said. ...